5 This python-script is a quick hack to convert an Eudora (v.3?) addressbook
6 to vCard (GnomeCard) format.
10 You may do whatever you want with it! (Also regarding copying)
12 However, the script is intended to use like this:
14 eud2gc.py <Eudora-addressbook-file> <Gnomecard-file>
16 Be careful not to overwrite your original GnomeCard.gcrd!
17 (But of course you might want to add the converted stuff to it)
19 Copyleft some time long ago (around 1999?) by Jeroen Versteeg
20 (j.m.versteeg@student.utwente.nl)
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28 This perl script provides easy conversion of your filtering rules
29 form sylpheed's old filter system to the new filtering system used
30 in sylpheed-claws. It reads '~/.sylpheed/filterrc' and outputs
31 '~/.sylpheed/filteringrc'.
33 Your old filter settings are preserved, if you want to go back to
34 the original filter system simply delete ~/.sylpheed/filteringrc
38 Issue the following command from the 'tools' directory:
42 That's it, the new filtering system is now implemented with your
43 previous rules applied.
45 Any problems, contact Paul <claws@thewildbeast.co.uk>
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53 This perl script converts a monochrome (1 bit) 48x48 pixels GIF file
54 into an X-Face graphic suitable for inclusion into custom headers of
55 Sylpheed. An X-Face allows to quickly identify (or be identified as)
56 the sender of a mail message in a xface-capable MUA (like sylpheed).
60 After obtaining the desired image for your X-Face you should:
61 * scale it to 48x48 pixels (Image->Scale image on Gimp)
62 * down color depth to b/w (Image->Mode->Indexed selecting "Use
63 Black/White palette" and the desired dithering options (prior to
64 indexing doing Image->Colors->Threshold allows you to select the
65 b/w level if you don't want a dithered (dotty) image))
66 * save file as non-interlaced GIF
69 ./gif2xface < filename.gif > filename.xface
71 In filename.xface will be the X-Face header ready to use.
72 You can add a custom header in Sylpheed through Configuration->
73 Preferences per account, "Send" tab, check "Add user-defined header"
74 then "Edit..." if you want to add it via Sylpheed interface, or do
76 echo "0:" `cat filename.xface` > ~/.sylpheed/customheaderrc
78 if you want to create the custom headers file yourself (Warning: this
79 method is valid only if you don't have any other custom header set or
82 Any problems, contact Ricardo Mones Lastra <mones@aic.uniovi.es>
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90 This python script converts the netscape ldif format address book to
91 the sylpheed xml format.
95 Inside Netscape export your address book to a file.
96 From the command line, execute:
98 ./ldif-to-xml.py <path/filename>
100 In case of trouble, just invoke your python interpreter directly:
102 python ldif-to-xml.py <path/filename>
104 Either way a file called addressbook.xml will be generated in the current
105 directory. This xml file should be merged with or simply placed in the
106 $HOME/.sylpheed directory.
108 Any problems, contact Rod Senra <rodrigo.senra@ic.unicamp.br>
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114 WHAT IT DOES AND WHY IT DOES IT
116 This perl script cleans up in '$HOME/.sylpheed/newscache'. Currently
117 the newscache becomes littered with old directories and files - when
118 you subscribe to a newsgroup a sub-directory gets created for it in
119 ~/.sylpheed/newscache/[nntpserver], should you unsubscribe from the
120 group the sub-directory does not get deleted. Until this is done
121 internally this script will take care of some tidying up.
123 This script removes directory trees of nntp servers that you no longer
124 have an account for. Where an account exists it removes directories
125 and files of those groups to which you are no longer subscribed.
129 Issue the following command from the 'tools' directory:
131 perl newscache_clean.pl
133 This script uses the File::Path module, if you don't already have it
134 installed, you can find it at the CPAN search site <http://search.cpan.org>
136 Any questions, comments or problems, contact Paul <claws@thewildbeast.co.uk>
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144 This perl script is for users who like to move between the main
145 sylpheed branch and the claws branch. Because of some differences
146 between the stored options it is better IMO to use two separate
147 '.sylpheed' directory trees. Doing that manually could prove to
148 be tiresome, and so I've written this script to automate the task.
150 The first time you run this script you enter the full paths,
151 including the executable itself, to both the main version of
152 sylpheed and the claws version. This information is then stored
153 in a file in your $HOME directory called '.sylpheed-switcher'
155 During this initial set-up, your '~/.sylpheed' directory
156 is copied to '~/.sylpheed-main' and '~/.sylpheed-claws'.
158 When you run sylpheed via this script, your '~/.sylpheed' directory
159 is deleted and replaced with a symbolic link to either ~/.sylpheed-main'
160 or '~/sylpheed-claws', depending on the option you choose.
161 (On subsequent usage the symbolic link is deleted and replaced with
162 a new symbolic link).
167 Enter the full paths to the executable, including the executable itself,
170 ./sylpheed-switcher --claws-path=/usr/local/bin/sylpheed --main-path=
173 After the initial set-up, use the following:
175 ./sylpheed-switcher --claws (to run sylpheed-claws)
176 ./sylpheed-switcher --main (to run sylpheed main)
178 Additionally you can append --debug to run in debug mode.
179 Use --help for more info.
181 This script uses the File::Path and Getopt::Long modules, if you don't already
182 have them installed, you can find them at the CPAN search site
183 <http://search.cpan.org>
185 Any questions, comments or problems, contact Paul <claws@thewildbeast.co.uk>
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